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LOUIS T. PYOTT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF TO AUSTEN GOODELL AND DANIEL A. TAI-PERS, .OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters `Patent N9. 549,857, dated November 12, 1895.

Application ledMay 3l, 189.5. Serial No. 551,045. (No model.)

l.To all whom it may ,cen/ecru:

Beit known that I, LOUIS PYOTT, -a .citi- Zen of the United States, residing .at Philadelphia, the county .of Phil-adelphia 4and State of Pennsylvania, have invented .certain new and useful Improvements in Railway.- Oar Brakes.; .and I do .declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description .of the invention, such as enable 4others skilled in the vart Vte which it appertains to'makeand use the same, refereneebeing had .to the .accompari-ying drawings, and to the figures .ci reference marked thereon, which forma part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the application of brake mechanism to the Wheels .orf railway-cars, .and more especially to `street-rail-way.cars which .are propelled by .a motor or motors .attached thereto 5 but Ide not limit myself to such application, as my: invention is equally adapted to other forms of street-railway cars .and to various forms of steam-railway Icars V.and rolling equipment.

The .object .of invention is to make a brake .of few parts, the parts .of simple and inexpensive construction, land which shall be .cheap in the iirst cost, Acheap to renew, and vat the same time be very cflicient for the .purpose intended.

I place my brake between the wheels so as to not oppose the ready removal .of the wheels from the truck when required, the brake, as shown and described, being .applied to the truck patented to me and having my `sideopening axle-boxes, whereby by loosening the side .cover of the .axle-box the wheels `and .axle are readily rolled .out or int-.o their place in the .axle-boxes .of the truck. I introduce into my construction means .of ready adjustment .of the shoes .to the wheels, .so .as to at all times have equal contact zand pressure .of all the -shoes upon all the wheels .and l.each shoe to bea-r equally throughout its .contactsurface. I attain these objects bythe mechanism illustrated in the :accompanying .drawings, in which- Figure i is a side .elevation .of the truck.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one haltI of the truck.

Similar `,characters refer to .similar parts in cach figure.

in all .forms .of trucks, the vaxle ends having journals 3 resting in .axle-:boxes 4, .secured to a framing 5 below them, and midway between theaXle-boxes 4. on theframe I attach rocking .end bearings CG., which .support and carry the brake-shaft 7, which extends transversely across the truck. The rocking end bearings 1.6 vare pivoted tothe frame .5 at 8 and reach upward to .and embrace the brake-,shaft 7. They also have upon each side longitudinally of the truck projecting extensions 9., which reach forward and back above the truck-frame 5, and thus .provide two spaces, into each .of which I introduce spr-ings IO, the springs l0 being seated at their lower ends upon the seats 1l, secured immovably upon the-frame 5, .and their upper ends pressing against the .extensions :9 yof the bearings 6. The drawingsA show spiral springs; butrubber springs, v0- lute springs, or -any form of springs which will .answer the Ypurpose may be employed. These springs maintain the rocking end bearings ..6 in their normal central posi-tion when the brake is Vat rest, but permit a side movement when the brak-e is applied, if it is necessary to .equalize the pressure upon -the brake- `shoes l2 when forced against the wheels l .on .account of .one shoe l2 coming into contact with the wheel 'beiore the other vone does. The brake-shaft 7 is provided with twodouble .cams 13, they being in `line with the set of brake-shoes l2,.pr.ovided for the pair of wheels l10n .each .side of the truck. The cams i3 may either be made integral with the ,shaft 7 .or separately attached. The shaft 7 is also provided with a brake-lever '14, securely attached to it, from which .a rod or chain l5 passes to and is .connected with the means by which the brake is applied, it being adapted to be operated by such means, whether it be hand-power or otherwise.

The .double cams 13 when the brake is ott, or at rest, extend above and below the shaft J7. In line longitudinally with the double .cams 1.3 are placed the push-bars 1G, their inner ends being preferably formed T-shaped -or in .an .equivalent manner to present sufficient surface to receive the action of the double cams 13. The push-bars extend from the l shaft 7 toward the wheels l in an angular and The wheels l .are upon .axles 2, as is usual;

upwardly-tending direction, the line being ra- IOC) dial from the cen ter of the wheels 1 to the shaft 7, and each are carried by and move in a bracket 1 7,attached tothe frame 5,and at their outer end are secured to the brake-shoes 12,the outer end of the pusltbars 1G being circular shaped to permit of their self-adjustment to the wheels and resting in recesses or pockets 1S similar shaped in the brake-shoes 12. The shoes have set-screws 2G passing into recesses 27 to prevent the heads 12 moving too freely on the push-bars 16 and to secure the heads sidewise, and the heads 12 are provided with liners 19, if deemed preferable, the liners being attached in any of the usual or suitable methods. Ihen the brake-lever let is moved in the direction of the arrow 20, the upper and lower ends of the double cam 13 move radially and outwardly against the ends of the push-bars 1G, forcing them and their attached brake-shoes 12 against the wheels l but if `from anyinequality of wear or lost motion one shoe reaches its wheel and commences to press before the other one does the rocking end bearings G will be forced sidewise away from the pressure by means of the compressing of the opposed spring 10, and so force the opposite shoe toits seat on its wheel and equalize the pressure. YNew when the truck and its carrying load have come to a state of rest or it is desired to remove the brake I have provided the following means of accomplishing that result:

Attached to the inner ends of the push-bars 1G on one end, as I have shown, or both ends, if deemed preferable, is a rod or bolt 21, not fitting snugly, but perfectly free, and on each end of `this rod or bolt 21, outside 0f the pushbar head, I mount a spring 22, seated against the head and kept to its seat by a washer 23 and pin 2l or like suitable means. New when. the heads are pushed apart in applying the brake these springs 22 are compressed, and when the power operating the brake is removed and the cams resume their normal position the springs 22 also resume their nominal state, and forcing the heads against the double cams 13 remove the brake-shoes 12 from contact with the wheels 1. This release is also assisted by the push-bars 1G and their attached heads 12 sliding downward by their own gravity on the inclined surfaces formed in the brackets 17, this being one object in constructing the bra-ke so as to have the pushbars work upward in applying the brake, as well as it being deemed goed mechanical construction to thrust against the wheels in a radial line, so as to have equal and exact contact of the entire surface of the shoe to the wheel.

rlhe brackets 17 are provided with a cap 25 to enable a ready insertion or removal of the lnisltbars 1G into their places. The brakeshoes 12 or their liners 19 will preferably embrace the wheel-flange, as is quite usual in good practice, although it is not essential and no part of my invention.

I am aware that the use of cams as a means of applying brakes is not new, as I, as well as others, have heretofore applied them, but in an entirely different manner and different construction. Thereforel make no claim to the use of the double cam as by itself; but

I do claim- 1. In a car brake, a side frame for the truck, rocking bearings thereon to carry a brake shaft, side extensions on the bearings, springs for the side extensions and seats to support the springs, substantially as described.

2. In a car brake, side framing for the truck, rocking bearings thereon, sprin to maintain its position as specified, a shaft inserted therein extending from one bearing to the other, and double ended cams near each end of the shaft substantially as described.

3. In a car brake, a truck frame having sus pended thereto yielding rocking bearings on each side frame, means for maintaining the normal position of the side bearings, a shaft inserted in the bearings rea-ching from one to the other, a lever attached to the shaft, and means to connect to the source of power, substantially as described.

4. In a brake, a brake sha-ft secu red in rocking bearings at its ends, a lever on the shaft, means for attaching the lever to the source of power, two double cams on the shaft, and push bars abutting and outwardly forced by the cams, substantially as described.

5. In a brake, a transverse shaft yicldingly supported,means for revolving the shaft, cams thereon engaging push bars, brake shoes at the outer ends of the push bars, the brake slices being automatically adjustable on the push bars, substantially as described.

G. In a car brake, a transverse brake shaft, centrally located between the wheels, yielding supports therefor, cams for forcing the bra-ke, push bars from the cams, articulated brake shoes attached thereto, liners on the brake shoes, and guides attached to the truck frame to carry the push bars from a low point at their shaft or inner end to a more elevated point at their shoe or outer end, substantially as described.

7. A car brake having a centrally carried transverse shaft yielding-ly suspended, cams on the shaft, abutting mechanism on each side of the cams, the abutting parts being` yieldingly held to the cams, so that when the brake is released the yielding mechanism returns them to the cam, brake shoes attached concentric to the ends of the abutting mechanism, guides to carry the abutting mechanism and its shoes in a line radial t0 the center of the wheel operated upon, means for removing the abutting mechanism from its guide, a brake lever on the brake shaft, and means to connectit to the source of power,substantially as described.

S. In a brake, a central transverse shaft located below the line of brake shoes, double cams thereon, a push bar to engage one side of each cam., a self adjusting brake shoe at tached to the outer end of the push bar, as-

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cending guides for the push bars, caps on the guides, a rod attached to the head of the push bars, springs thereon outside the heads,means for securing the springs in compression, to force the heads to the cams; and connecting mechanism from the cams to the power provided on the car for applying the brake, substantially as described. v

9. In a car brake, a truck frame carrying yielding supports for a transverse shaft, cams on the shaft, push bars in contact with the cams7 yielding mechanism holding the bars against the cams, angular guides for the bars, caps on the guides to permit placing and displacing of the bars, shoes on the bars, the shoes yieldingly held to the bars for self adjustment, means for controlling the freedom of adjustmentand side security, and connections for the brake mechanism on the truck to the power on the car, substantially as described.

In testimony Whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LOUIS T. PYOTT.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. REED, R. C. WRIGHT. 

